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In reply to the discussion: The Long And Winding Road... Wanna Know Why We Are Bombing In Syria ??? - Check THIS Out: [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)is intense. When you go to other civilized countries, they are far more informed about the Imperial history that created most of the problems in the ME and in Africa and where a majority of the PEOPLE oppose any and all further Imperial interventions.
But Americans are very isolated with few sources other than the Corporate Media, which you will remember if you opposed Iraq.
How is Libya and Syria any different from Iraq? I was called an extremist back then also, but I always considered the sources, at that Bush supporters, blinded by their partisan loyalty so it never bothered me one bit. Now I can and DO go back and ask them how they feel NOW about giving a President the powers of a king? They supported it vehemently then. I tried to tell them that one day a Democrat would inherit those powers, but they were blinded by their loyalty.
They thought YOU had an 'extremist world view' also. I haven't changed my views on our Imperial FPs, nothing has happened to cause me to do so, why have you changed yours?
Oh, and Churchill wasn't just a bigot in 'some or even many ways', he was a true bigot in every way, but so were the Imperialists for whom he worked. Our FPs are also bigoted, following the pattern of the British Empire. They are also classist.
I abhor bigotry and will never support the US becoming an Empire with all its implications. It may be too late, but I still oppose the same policies I opposed in 2003.